Electoral Commission

Electoral Commission have a
useful website which tells you about registering to vote and
voting. We are partnering with Electoral Commission to raise
awareness about voting and the election. You can see who the
partners are here.

They are sending a booklet to all households in the first week
of April about registering to vote. An easy read version will be
made available on request.

Mencap have produced a very useful easy read guide called 'Easy read guide to voting
and registering to vote', Cabinet Office and Mencap, 2015. This
guide is a general guide about voting, and therefore not specific
to the National Assembly Election. However it contains some really
useful information.

Learning Disability Wales and Dimensions

We will be holding an Ask Your Question debate
in partnership with Dimensions. We are arranging
this for Wednesday 20 April in Newport. At this event we hope
to have a panel of representatives from the four main parties
currently represented in the Assembly.

All Wales People First

All Wales People First launched their manifesto on 23 February.
This sets out what people with a learning disability want from
Welsh Government to help them become full and active citizens.

Mencap Cymru

Mencap Cymru have held workshops in Carmarthen
and Blaenau Gwent to encourage people with a learning disability to
vote. This is part of their Hear my Voice campaign, that aims to
ensure the next Welsh Government addresses the discrimination faced
by people with a learning disability and their families by
supporting them to make their voices heard.

Mencap's voting survey results

Mencap Cymru surveyed 240 people with a learning disability in
Wales between 6 January and 4 February 2016. It revealed that
people with a learning disability are among those least likely to
vote in the upcoming National Assembly for Wales
election.

Q: Did you vote in the 2015 UK General Election? (240
answered)

Yes No Don't
Know

98 113 29

Q: Did you vote in the 2011 National Assembly for Wales
election? (240 answered)

Yes No Don't
know

48 141 51

Q: Are you registered to vote in the 2016 National Assembly for
Wales election? (239 answered)

Yes No Don't
know

84 59
96

Wales Council for Voluntary Action

WCVA have an Assembly Election 2016 resource page. This has links to
14 organisation's manifestos.